Roost for chickens.



- .To all whom it may concern: l

UNITED STATES FRANCIS KREMER, OE

PATENT OEEIOE.-

MANCHESTER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. y

Roosr For:v cHicKi'aNs.

. Specication of Letters Patent.'

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

. Application 'inaugural'.isoe. serial No.'ss1.5o5.v

Bev itv known that Il FRANoIs KREMER, .a citizen of the United States,residing at Manchester, in the` county of Grant and 'llerrito ofOklahoma, have invented a new and useful Roost for Chickens, of which the following is a speiiication..

lnventlon relates' to roosts olf-perches for chickens 4or other domestic fowls, and has =or coverin where for its object .to provide a strong, durable,

and comparatively inexpensive device of this'` character especially designed for try-houses and similarplaces and be practically verminroof.

A further object `of t e invention is top'rovide a roost or. perch having a hollow core or use in poulchamber for the reception of a `quantity of oil or otherinsecticide, said perch being perforated and envelo ed in an absorbent jacket lijy the oil will be uniformly ,distribute over the surface of theperch or roost and thus exterminate the vermin.. v

' part of this specification., Figure -increase their utility, durability,

1n accordancewithmy invention.

a transverse sectional view. Flg. 3 1s a top invention. lFig. 4 is a `ing a further modificatlon.

A further object of the invention is to generally improve this class of devices, so as to ciency.

. With. these :and other' objects in view the inventionfconsists in the construction and hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in form proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to `within the scope of the appended claims.

inthe accompanying' drawings, fqrming a 1 1s 4a per-v spective view of a perch or' roost constructed Fig.- 2. is

plan view-illustrating a modified form of the Similar'numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The perch or roost comprises. a hollow s upporting-frame preferably formed of gas-pipe and consisting of'longltudmal members 5 and tion of transverse mem lings 7 for the recepers 8L The op osite ends of the longitiu'linal,I members 5 an 6 are provided with terminal caps' 9, while one end of the 'member 6is rovided'with an angular extension 10, whic forms a support for a 6, provided withl T-cou conical reservoir 11,

, spaced perforations which shall position on suitable and cih latch 17, which engagesr the inclinedl walls of closed position. novel c omblnation and arrangement of parts similar view illustratv which communicates -with the interior of the pipes or tubes and throughwhich is introduced a' uantity of crude' oil or other insecticide, as's own.

The longitudinal and transverse pipes or v tubes constituting the perch are formedwith' 1 12, and surrounding the tubes and covering said perforations is an ab'- sorbent jacket 13, strip of muslin or other suitable material, which is wound around 'of the perch.

The perch or roost-is supported in elevated theupper ends of which are bifurcated at 15 for thereception of the longitudinal pipes 5 andl 6, it being here noted that the absorb ent jacket or covering bears against the bifurcatedends of the supports, so as to' prevent thel verminfrom crawling upthe standards onto the perch.

The reservoir 11 is provided witha piv.- oted closure 16, having adepending springthe reservoir and serves to lock the cover in In operation thecrude oil is ouredinto the reservoir 11 and iiows thrfoug the hollow pipes or tubes lngs or perforations 12, the oil as it escapes from'the perforations being absorbed by the fabric covering,

a mo 'ed loops 18, whlc open through the opposite sides-of the perch, as shown, thus permlttin'g -thel attendant to conveniently obtain access "to any the perch. In

preferably formed-fof a posts or lstandards 14,

and thence through the openas will be readily understood.1 "In Fi 3 of the drawings there is illustrated said tubingin spiral form and serves to absorb the oil, and thus distribute the same over the exterior surface` form-of the'invention in which 'theperch 1s formed of a continuous section on itself to forma seriesofV ere is illustrated a further modifica'- IIO contain a quantity of oil, and an absorbent jacket covering the perforations in said body portion.

'- covering the 2. A perch comprising a hollow body portion adapted to contain a quantity of crude oil and having its walls erforated to permit the escape of the oil, andp an absorbent jacket perforations in the body portionland forming a yieldable surface for the pero Y 3. A p rch comprising a hollow perforated body portion adapted to contain .an insectif cide, and an absorbent jacket enveloping ofcru said body portion,V and covering the perforations therein.

.4. A perch comprising a hollovsT perforated body portion adapted to contain. a liquid insecticide, and a stri of fabric covering the perforations in said ody ortion.

5. A perch comprising alhollow perforated body ortion adapted to contain a quantity de oil, and a strip of absorbent material Wound around the bod)r portion in spiral low tubes having perforations formed therein and ada ted to contain a liquid insectieide, one of said tubes being provided with 9. VA perch comprising spaced longitudinal perforated tubes provided with termmal caps and intermediate couplings, one of said tubes being formed with an. angular extension transverse hollow tubes threaded in sait couplings and provided withsimilar perforations, a reservoir mounted on the angular extension and communicating with all of said tubes for su plying ali uid insecticide to the interior oft e latter, an an absorbent jacket surrounding the tube and covering the perforations therein.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS KREMER.

Witnesses:

H. W. REED,

T. HoDsoN. 

